Drake releases ‘Iceman’ and a couple of shock albums ‘Habibti,’ ‘Maid of Honour’

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Drake releases ‘Iceman’ and a couple of shock albums ‘Habibti,’ ‘Maid of Honour’

Drake has returned with not only one, however three new albums with the releases of Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour.

The Toronto rapper, 39, introduced that his trio of initiatives would drop on the finish of his “Iceman Episode 4” livestream on Thursday, sharing the album titles and the message, “All 3 albums dropping at midnight from the most important sound.”

The stream opened with pictures of an Iceman-branded truck travelling alongside the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto en path to the CN Tower whereas a monitor from Iceman performed, that includes Drake reflecting on the previous couple of years following his high-profile feud with L.A. rapper Kendrick Lamar.


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It additionally included new music movies shot round Toronto, with cameos from comic Shane Gillis and Drake’s son, Adonis.

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He additionally unveiled the album covers on Instagram with particular person posts, together with Iceman‘s album artwork, which depicts a hand sporting a sequined glove.

Drake’s three albums have a complete of 43 songs and have artists like PartyNextDoor, Central Cee, Future, 21 Savage, Sexyy Crimson and extra.

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He’s additionally the primary artist to launch three albums on the identical time, giving his personal work an opportunity to compete for the highest spots within the Billboard 200.

Followers eagerly waited for Drake’s Iceman to drop, following his promotional transfer in April involving a 25-foot-tall construction made fully of ice in downtown Toronto final month that contained a package deal with the album’s launch date.

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Earlier than the album drop, Drake iced up the CN Tower in Toronto on Thursday night time, masking it in an icy blue glow round 9:45 p.m. in honour of Iceman.

4 hubs with tools on completely different sides of the tower illuminated the sky for the night time whereas followers and passerby’s got here to get footage, movies and even stream the event.

“I’m so excited proper now…it’s not usually that the town actually does issues that give us a powerful sense of identification, however this positively has,” stated Emily Kavakas, a scholar residing in Toronto.

“When you might have an artist who can carry 1000’s of individuals collectively, it’s highly effective,” she added.


Followers of Drake climb a concrete construction as they collect close to the CN Tower for a video projection selling the upcoming album ‘Iceman’ in Toronto on Friday, Could 14, 2026.

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On the finish of his livestream, round 10:45 p.m., a 10-minute firework show occurred over the water at Harbourfront Centre.

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“Wow. This entire night time actually introduced the town collectively. I wasn’t anticipating the fireworks to be this good or something however this was particular,” stated Deshawn Monroe, a fan who arrived early to discover a good viewpoint of the fireworks.

One other fan, Dylan Costa, who got here from Markham, stated the show was “placing the town on the map.”


The Metropolis of Toronto issued a discover of the fireworks show earlier within the day, confirming it was a part of a personal video shoot.


Followers of Drake collect to observe a fireworks present believed to be selling his upcoming album ‘Iceman’ in Toronto on Friday, Could 14, 2026.

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Drake’s album cowl for Maid of Honour options a picture of his mom with a photograph of the rapper and his father merged within the background.

Drake confirmed in his stream that his father, Dennis Graham, is at present battling most cancers, and paid a heartfelt tribute to him on his Iceman album.

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The album artwork for Habibti incorporates a black-and-white picture of a lady lined in masking tape with solely her eyes revealed.

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The Nokia rapper additionally launched seven new music movies on Thursday night time for songs together with Nationwide TreasuresMake Them Keep in mind and Slap The Metropolis.

Drake’s three new album releases come after his 2025 launch of $ome $exy $ongs 4 u, which was his collaborative album with PartyNextDoor.

The final time Drake launched a solo album was again in Oct. 2023.

— with recordsdata from The Canadian Press

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